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Stephen Covey Quotes - Page 12

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Fundamentally, we are a product of choice, not nature (genes) or nurture (upbringing, environment).

Fundamentally, we are a product of choice, not nature (genes) or nurture (upbringing, environment).

Choices, Environment, Genes

Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness”, p.41, Simon and Schuster

You are dependent if you allow the weaknesses of other people to ruin your emotional life!

Emotional, People, Weakness

The 'Inside-Out' approach to personal and interpersonal effectiveness means to start first with self; even more fundamentally, to start with the most inside part of self, with your paradigms, your character, and your motives. The inside-out approach says that private victories precede public victories, that making and keeping promises to ourselves recedes making and keeping promises to others. It says it is futile to put personality ahead of character, to try to improve relationships with others before improving ourselves.

Character, Mean, Self

we're responsible for our own lives.

Responsible, Good Decision

At the core, there is one simple, overarching reason why so many people remain unsatisfied in their work and why most organisations fail to draw out the greatest talent, ingenuity, and creativity of their people and never become truly great, enduring organisations. It stems from an incomplete paradigm of who we are - our fundamental view of human nature. The fundamental reality is, human beings are not things needing to be motivated and controlled; they are four-dimensional - body, mind, heart, and spirit.

Heart, Creativity, Simple

We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow out of these assumptions.

Motivational, Attitude, Humility

Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.21, Mango Media Inc.

Doing the right things for the right reason in the right way is the key to Quality of Life!

Inspiration, Keys, Quality

Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.144, Simon and Schuster

A moment of choice is a moment of truth.

Choices, Moments, Moment Of Truth

Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.169, Simon and Schuster

Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.

Freedom, Decision, Empowerment

Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.82, Mango Media Inc.

Priority is a function of context.

Priorities, Time Management, Function

Stephen R. Covey (2015). “The Stephen R. Covey Interactive Reader - 4 Books in 1: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First, and the Best of the Most Renowned Leadership Teacher of our Time”, p.653, Mango Media Inc.

The best way to develop courage is to set a goal and achieve it, make a promise and keep it.

Courage, Goal, Promise

Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (2015). “First Things First”, p.404, Mango Media Inc.

The key to the 99 is the one. Or, put another way, the key to the group is the one individual. Think about the one, talk to the one, regard the one, serve the one. If you are sincere and constant, you will discover that gradually your influence with the many will be magnified.

Motivational, Thinking, Keys

Trust is the highest form of human motivation.

Inspirational, Trust, Motivation

Stephen R. Covey, Rebecca R. Merrill (2008). “The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything”, p.319, Simon and Schuster

Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things.

Learning, Priorities, Time Management

Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1997). “First Things First Every Day: Daily Reflections- Because Where You're Headed Is More Important Than How Fast You Get There”, Simon and Schuster

To Retain those who are present, be loyal to those who are absent.

Loyal, 7 Habits, Interpersonal Skills

When the trust is high, you get the trust dividend. Investors invest in brands people trust. Consumers buy more from companies they trust, they spend more with companies they trust, they recommend companies they trust, and they give companies they trust the benefit of the doubt when things go wrong.

People, Giving, Doubt

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We must not let the actions or words of others determine our responses. Magnanimous people make the choice to respond to the indignities of others based upon their own principles and their own value system rather than their moods or anger.

People, Choices, Principles

Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life's scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood will be acted out for the rest of the children's lives.

Family, Children, Father

Stephen R. Covey (1992). “Principle Centered Leadership”, p.131, Simon and Schuster

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

Inspirational, Inspiring, Leadership

Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.120, Mango Media Inc.

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.74, Mango Media Inc.

Happen to things, don't let things happen to you

Happens, Things Happen

We often get so busy "sawing" (producing results) that we forget to "sharpen our saw" (maintain or increase our capacity to produce results in the future).

Saws, Busy, Forget

"First Things First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy". Book by Stephen Covey, A. Roger Merrill, and Rebecca R. Merrill, 1994.

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities

Teamwork, Lying, Inspiration

Moving along the upward spiral requires us to learn, commit, and do on increasingly higher planes. We deceive ourselves if we think that any one of these is sufficient. To keep progressing, we must learn, commit, and do-learn, commit, and do-and learn, commit, and do again.

Moving, Thinking, Progress

Stephen R. Covey (2004). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.306, Simon and Schuster

It is one thing to make a mistake, and quite another thing not to admit it. People will forgive mistakes, because mistakes are usually of the mind, mistakes of judgment. But people will not easily forgive the mistakes of the heart, the ill intention, the bad motives, the prideful justifying cover-up of the first mistake.

Mistake, Heart, People

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